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Donate to a Specific Fund

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Below is a list of Sandusky County Communities Foundation Funds to which you may want to contribute. There is no need to create or log into a Paypal account to contribute with your credit card.

 

If you prefer to send a check please make it out to SCCF and write the fund name to which you are contributing in the memo portion. Mail to SCCF, 2511 Countryside Dr. Suite C Fremont, OH 43420.

 

We will send a gift acknowledgement letter for your records within a few days of receiving your contribution. All gifts will be reported to the fundholder or designated organization. If you wish to be anonymous please let us know.

Fund Name

Description

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SCCF Operating Fund

To provide general operating funds to our Foundation; to support our mission of connecting people who care with causes that matter in Sandusky County.

SCCF Discretionary Fund

This fund is to provide grant opportunities to nonprofits that serve Sandusky County residents.

The Art & Lisa Bucci Swimming & Diving Scholarship Fund

To provide a scholarship for a graduating high school senior/s at Fremont Ross High School who has been a swimmer or diver for at least one year, and who will enroll in a post-secondary education of their choice.

Bellevue Rotary STRIVE Scholarship

To provide support for a STRIVE Scholarship, administered through the Bellevue Chapter of Rotary International.

The Dick and Barb Berger Athletic Scholarship and Charitable Fund

To provide Athletic Scholarships to graduating seniors from Fremont Ross, St. Joseph Central Catholic, Margaretta, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Bellevue and Clyde High Schools.

The Big Nut Scholarship Fund - Terese Marie and Jon Paul Peters

As Woody Hayes, legendary OSU Coach, would say, “Pay It Forward.” That is what the Peters are doing with this scholarship fund to provide scholarships to a graduating senior, each, from Fremont Ross, St. Joseph Central Catholic, Gibsonburg, Kansas Lakota, Clyde, Bellevue, Woodmore and Old Fort High Schools in Ohio who show excellence in academics and community service and must  attend The Ohio State University upon graduation.

Billy Stierwalt

Memorial Scholarship

To provide a scholarship for a male, graduating senior at Fremont Ross High School who has participated in the boys’ basketball program.

Building Community Together

To provide awards to Sandusky County youth-driven initiatives that are connected to charitable organizations that benefit the residents of Sandusky County.

Black Swamp Conservancy Fund - Dr. Donald R. Knepper Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dr. Knepper was a well-loved veterinarian by the community that held a passion for conservation. He put this passion into action by permanently protecting his family’s farm in Gibsonburg so that it may continue to grow food, provide habitat for wildlife and serve as a cultural heritage site for the betterment of future generations. This scholarship will help those future generations continue the spirit of the work he did for conservation and his farm as they traverse their own path in the environmental field.

Building Community Together (BCT) Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships for the benefit of one or more graduating seniors or current college/graduate students who are or have been in the past, a member of Building Community Together.

Charles and Donna Foss Charitable Fund

To create and provide support for the Charles and Donna Foss Charitable Fund and make distributions to qualifying charitable organizations as advised by the creator of this fund.

Christy Farm Nature Preserve

To provide support to preservation and improvement of the buildings and grounds of the Christy Farm Nature Preserve of the Sandusky County Park District.

Clyde Grange # 364

To make an annual distribution to Sandusky County Positive People to include in their High School Positive Living Award.

Crown Battery Manufacturing Company Fund

To make distributions to qualifying charitable organizations as advised by the Fund Holder

The Fred Dafler & Rick Haddix Scholarship Fund

To provide support to an individual planning to attend or already enrolled in a college, university, or institute of higher learning as a full-time student, or an individual planning to attend or already involved in a career or technical educational program. The candidate must be a member or a relative of a member of the Ohio Track and Field and Cross Country Officials Association.

Earl E. Warnke Memorial Scholarship

To provide support to a graduating senior from Port Clinton High School who must then go on to perform in a band program at a post-secondary, accredited university.

Fremont Kiwanis Club Endowment

To provide support for the Fremont Kiwanis Club Endowment Fund.

Foster Children Independent Living Fund

To provide support for children aging out of foster care lacking the needed supports to successfully live independently. The funds are used for costs associated with setting up housing and securing employment and are administered through the Sandusky County Department of Job & Family Services

Fremont Pickle Growers Association Fund

To provide support to The Ohio State University Extension Service and other qualifying organizations for the benefit of agricultural education.

Fremont Ross Alumni and Friends Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to support an underserved graduating senior or seniors from Fremont Ross High School.

Fremont Sesquicentennial Association Scholarship

To provide support to a graduating senior from Fremont Ross High School or St. Joe Central Catholic High School, attending a two or four-year degree program at an accredited institution of higher education.

Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties

To provide current support and long term protection for the operations of Goodwill Industries.

Lakota Music Boosters Scholarship Fund

To support a graduating senior or seniors from Lakota High School, Kansas, Ohio to further their education at an accredited post-secondary educational institution of their choice.

Lee N. Koenig Family Foundation Fund

To create and provide support for the Lee N. Koenig Family Foundation Fund and make distributions to qualifying charitable organizations as advised by the creator of this fund. 

Mary Brady Scholarship Fund

To provide a scholarship to law school for worthy young people from Sandusky County, and funding for continuing legal education.

Matt McCabe Memorial Fund

The Matt McCabe Memorial Fund seeks to support students at Sandusky County Schools and Colleges in easing the required costs of non-classroom experiences. These out-of-classroom experiences often add expense to student budgets, the fund will provide money to education institutions to allocate to students in need.

Mike Piero Scholarship Teamwork Athletic
Recreation (STAR) Fund

To provide a scholarship to a graduating senior from Fremont Ross High School or St. Joseph Central Catholic
High School.

Pamela Graver-Koenig Memorial Fund

To provide a scholarship to a graduating senior from Woodmore High School.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Family Faith Formation Fund

To develop a pastoral based ministry that fosters the total personal and spiritual growth of families.

Sandusky County AG Society Organization Endowment

To provide a continuous stream of funds to be used for maintenance of the property at the fair grounds.

Sandusky County Park District

Provides support for the programs and projects of the Sandusky County Park District.

Sandusky County Park District Nature Center

To construct, furnish, and provide ongoing support for the Sandusky County Park District Nature Center.

Sara M. Barbour

Memorial Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to students wishing to attend Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School Fremont, Ohio, and to graduates of Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School to further their education at a post-secondary educational institution.

Sarah Jean Luse Memorial Fund

To create and provide support for the Sarah Jean Luse Memorial Fund and make distributions to qualifying charitable organizations as advised by the creator of this fund.

SJCC Athletic Booster Club Organizational Endowment Fund

Provide ongoing financial support to enhance athletic opportunities, improve facilities, and ensure the success of student-athletes on the junior high and high school level at Saint Joseph Central Catholic School in Fremont, Ohio.

St. Francis Care Centre Foundation of Green Springs Scholarship

To provide scholarships to students currently enrolled in health care education, pursuing an Associate, Bachelor or higher degree program, who have graduated from a Sandusky County high school in Ohio.

United Way of Sandusky County Organizational Endowment

To provide support for an organizational endowment fund for the benefit of United Way of Sandusky County.

Deacon Tim and Lilly Walters Catholic Skilled Trade Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to graduating seniors at Bishop Hoffman Catholic School, who will be entering a Community College in a skilled trade field.

Tim and Lilly Walters Skilled Trade Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to graduating seniors at Vanguard-Sentinal Career and Technology Center, who will be entering a Community College in a skilled trade field.

William Krumnow Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarships to a graduating senior at Fremont Ross High School.

Are you in? We can’t do this work alone! Join us and become a partner in equity!

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